Bucks Peak
Bucks Peak rises to 1,234 m in California. Red Mountain stands 2,049 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sacramento Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Shasta County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016341, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,234 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sacramento Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Hanland Peak: 2.9 mi
- Green Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Haycock Peak: 3.9 mi
- Crane Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Shasta Park: 15.8 mi
- Margaret Polf Park: 15.9 mi
- Clair Engle Park: 16.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 16.2 mi
- Castle Crags State Park: 17.8 mi
- The Best Grindstone in the World: 16.1 mi
- Siskiyou Art Musuem: 20.7 mi
- Metal Horse: 20.7 mi
- Human Sundial: 22.3 mi
- Dandelions: 22.7 mi
- Lewisia Falls: 16.2 mi
- Potem Falls: 16.3 mi
- Root Creek Falls: 17.9 mi
- Burstarse Falls: 18.8 mi
- Hatchet Creek Falls: 20.2 mi
- Dam Builders Monument: 16.0 mi
- Battle Rock: 16.2 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 16.2 mi
- Twin Tower Memorial: 16.3 mi
- Ladies cabin: 18.0 mi
- Wintu Cultural Center: 16.2 mi
- Scott Museum: 20.1 mi
- Siskiyou Arts Museum: 20.7 mi
- Turtle Bay Museum: 22.4 mi
- Mill Building: 22.6 mi
- Salt Creek Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- McCloud Bridge Day Use: 4.5 mi
- Behive Beach: 6.2 mi
- Pollard Flat Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Bailey Cove Day Use: 7.9 mi
- Memorial Garden: 16.2 mi
- Medicinal Garden: 22.3 mi
- Australian Garden: 22.3 mi
- South African Garden: 22.3 mi
- Chilean Garden: 22.3 mi
- Fern Spring: 17.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 17.5 mi
- Popcorn Spring: 18.2 mi
- Picayune Spring: 23.3 mi
- Dad Lofton Spring: 24.0 mi
- Lake Shasta Caverns: 7.6 mi
- Shasta Lake Ranger Station: 14.6 mi
- McConnell Botanical Gardens: 22.3 mi
- Sundial Bridge: 22.4 mi
- Lema Ranch: 21.9 mi
- Oak Savannah Arboretum: 22.1 mi
- Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary: 22.5 mi
- Clover Creek Preserve: 24.9 mi
- Whiskeytown: 22.9 mi
- Shasta State Historic Park: 23.4 mi
- Shasta: 23.6 mi
- Minersville: 24.3 mi
- Lakehead Rest Area: 3.8 mi
- O'Brien Rest Area: 8.3 mi
- Hillcrest Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Cosmic Wall: 18.0 mi
- Castle Crags: 18.8 mi
- The Rim: 24.8 mi
- Oak Bottom Beach: 23.0 mi
- Brandy Creek Beach: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Bucks Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Mountain | NW 311° | 2,049 m | 15.3 mi |
| Chicken Hawk Hill | NW 325° | 1,919 m | 13.6 mi |
| Gozem Peak | NW 316° | 1,886 m | 15.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | NW 323° | 1,871 m | 12.7 mi |
| Tombstone Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,693 m | 9.9 mi |
| State Mountain | WNW 299° | 1,675 m | 12.7 mi |
| High Mountain | NNE 27° | 1,639 m | 6.0 mi |
| North Fork Mountain | ENE 57° | 1,609 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:01 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 10.5 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 12.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shasta DAM, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358797077
Day trips start here
- Lakehead · 3 mi
- Shasta Lake · 16 mi
- Shasta County · 18 mi
- Dunsmuir · 21 mi
- French Gulch · 22 mi
- Redding · 23 mi
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